C H R I S T I N A A U G U S T E S E N
Born 1975
Work and live in Copenhagen
Member of BKF - Danish Visual Artists
Member of The Board of Charlottenborg Fonden (2018-2021)
Education
2018-2014 Art School Spektrum, Summer Course, Copenhagen, DK
2017 Art School Spektrum, Copenhagen, DK
2016 Edinburgh Printmakers, Screen printing, Summer Course, Scotland, UK
2010 Central St. Martins Art School, Summer Course, London, UK
2009-2010 Master in Light & Lighting (MSc.), The Bartlett, UCL, London, UK
1998-2006 Bachelor and Master in Architecture, KADK, The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Schools of Architecture, Design and Conservation, Copenhagen, DK
Represented
2018 The Cross Family Collection, London, UK
2017 VIA University College, Aarhus, DK (Donation from the Danish Arts Foundation)
2016 Aalborg University, Aalborg, DK (Supported by the Danish Arts Foundation)
In Situ Project
2018 “Gate of Colours”, Damhustorvet, Rødovre, DK
Grants
2021 Three-year Working Grant, The Danish Arts Foundation
2019 Residency at Can Lis, Mallorca. (Danish Arts Foundation)
2017 Working Grant, The Danish Arts Foundation
2016 Travel Grant, Margot and Thorvald Dreyers Foundation
Awards
2018 (shortlisted) The Darc Award, Best Light Art Project, "Gate of Colours", Damhustorvet, DK
2014 The Danish Lighting Award, Lighting Design at the Novo Nordic HQ in cooperation with Sweco and Henning Larsen Architects
Exhibitions (selected)
2019 "Appetizers”, Group Exhibition, Gallery Lene Bilgrav, Aarhus, DK
2019 “REMIX#5”, Group Exhibition, Gallery Kunstmix, Copenhagen, DK
2018 “Defining Structure”, Group Exhibition, The Cello Factory, London, UK
2018 “Ree-fleeks”, Group Exhibition, Kunstpakhuset Ikast, DK
2018 "RA 250th Summer Exhibition", Royal Academy of Arts, London, UK
2018 "Cirklens Kvadrat", Group Exhibition, The Antique Museum, Aarhus, DK
2017 "Seeing the Unseen", Group Exhibition, Sophienholm, Lyngby, DK
2017 "VIEW 17", Spektrum, Copenhagen, DK
2017 "7sind", Pop-up Exhibition, Christianshavn, DK
2016 "Reflektor Light Art Festival, Mindehøjen, Frederiksberg, DK
2016 NK16, Nordkraft Exhibition, Aalborg, DK
2016 Charlottenborg Spring Exhibition, Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Copenhagen, DK
2015 KE 15, Artists’ Autumn Exhibition, Den Frie Centre of Contemporary Art, Copenhagen, DK
2013 “One Beam of Light”, The Institute of Contemporary Art, London, UK
Artist talk/Lectures (selected)
2018 “Gate of Colours and the Twilight”, Damhustorvet, Copenhagen, DK
2018 “Ree-fleeks”, Kunstpakhuset Ikast, DK
2016 ”Colour Spaces II”, KE15, Den Frie Centre of Contemporary Art, Copenhagen, DK
2015 “Architecture for the senses”, Velux Daylight Symposium, London, UK
2015 “Architectural Lighting - Layers of Light”, KADK Lightlecture, Copenhagen, DK
2013 “How do we use coloured light in architectural lighting, PLDC, Copenhagen, DK
Publications
2018 Catalog: ”Ree-fleks”, Group Exhibition, Kunstpakhuset Ikast, DK
2018 Catalog: "Cirklens Kvadrat",, Group Exhibition, The Antique Museum, Aarhus, DK
2017 Catalog: ”Seeing the Unseen”, Group Exhibition, Sophienholm, Lyngby, DK
Bibliography
”Colour Spaces: Horisontal Fields”, VIA Campus N, Aarhus, DK, Text by Michael Roloff, 2017
Curatorial activities
2018 ”Copenhagen Lightfestival”, Jesper Kongshau, Kirsten Dehlholm, Jakob Oredsson